土壤液化 Soil Liquefaction

关键定义 KEY DEFINITION

Soil Liquefaction（土壤液化）是 Earthquake 时 saturated soil 失去 strength behave like liquid 的现象，导致 foundation failure 和 structure collapse，high risk 在 fill land 和 waterfront area。Site-specific geotechnical study 和 Earthquake Insurance underwriting 会 assess liquefaction risk——Standard Homeowners 不 cover earthquake。